2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Fred Hoiberg, who was in his 5th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 9
2014–15 record25–9 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Abdelmassih
  • Charlie Henry
  • Cornell Mann
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
2014–15 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 Kansas135 .722  279  .750
No. 9 Iowa State126 .667  259  .735
No. 13 Oklahoma126 .667  2411  .686
No. 16 Baylor117 .611  2410  .706
No. 20 West Virginia117 .611  2510  .714
Oklahoma State810 .444  1814  .563
Texas810 .444  2014  .588
Kansas State810 .444  1517  .469
TCU414 .222  1815  .545
Texas Tech315 .167  1319  .406
2015 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

They finished the season 25–9, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They defeated Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas to become champions of the Big 12 Conference Tournament to earn and automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the NCAA Tournament they were upset by UAB in the first round.

At the conclusion of the season head coach Fred Hoiberg accepted the same position with the Chicago Bulls of the NBA.

Previous season

The Cyclones finished 28–8, and 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for 3rd place in the regular season conference standings.[2] They defeated Kansas State, Kansas, and Baylor to become champions of the Big 12 Conference Tournament to earn and automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the NCAA Tournament they defeated North Carolina Central and North Carolina to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to UConn.

Offseason departures

Offseason Departures
Name Position Reason
Melvin EjimForwardGraduated
DeAndre KaneGuardGraduated
Tyler EllermanForwardGraduated
Percy GibsonForwardTransferred to Oakland
K.J. BlufordGuardTransferred to Northern Arizona
Reference:[3]

Recruiting

Prep recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Clayton Custer
PG
Overland Park, KS Blue Valley Northwest 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Nov 19, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 75
Georgios Tsalmpouris
C
Katerini, GRE 3rd High School of Katerini 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) N/A May 10, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 115
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Iowa State 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  • "2014 Iowa State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017.

    Incoming transfers

    Incoming Transfers
    Name Position Hometown Previous
    School
    Remaining
    Eligibility
    Notes
    Bryce Dejean-JonesGuardLos Angeles, CAUNLV1Dejean-Jones was eligible to play immediately.
    Hallice CookeGuardUnion City, NJOregon State2Cooke sat out the 2014–15 season due to NCAA eligibility rules.
    Deonte BurtonForwardMilwaukee, WIMarquette1.5Burton transferred after the fall semester of the 2014–15 season.
    He was eligible to play the spring semester of the 2015–16 season.
    Reference:[4]

    Roster

    2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 1 Jameel McKay 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrMarquette Milwaukee, WI
    F 2 Abdel Nader 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrNorthern Illinois Skokie, IL
    G 3 Hallice Cooke  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SoOregon State Union City, NJ
    G 3 Clayton Custer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrBlue Valley Northwest Overland Park, KS
    G 4 Sherron Dorsey-Walker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoPershing Detroit, MI
    G 11 Monté Morris (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoBeecher Flint, MI
    G 12 Kourtlin Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrJohn Wood CC Des Moines, IA
    G 13 Bryce Dejean-Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrUNLV Los Angeles, CA
    G 15 Naz Long (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrFindlay Prep Mississauga, Ontario
    G 21 Matt Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoOnalaska Onalaska, WI
    F 22 Dustin Hogue 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrIndian Hills CC Yonkers, NY
    F 30 Deonte Burton  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS SoMarquette Milwaukee, WI
    F 31 Georges Niang (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrTilton School Methuen, MA
    C 34 Georgios Tsalmpouris 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)227 lb (103 kg) Fr3rd High School of Katerini Katerini, Greece
    F 42 Daniel Edozie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrTyler JC Compton, CA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 7, 2014
    7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
    Viterbo W 115–48 
                 Hilton Coliseum (–)
    Ames, IA
    Regular Season
    November 14, 2014*
    7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
    No. 14 Oakland
    CBE Hall of Fame Classic
    W 93–82  1–0
     30  Niang  11  Dejean-Jones  5  Niang  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
    Ames, IA
    November 17, 2014*
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 14 Georgia State
    CBE Hall of Fame Classic
    W 81–58  2–0
     19  Morris  11  Niang  9  Morris  Hilton Coliseum (13,913)
    Ames, IA
    November 24, 2014*
    8:30 pm, ESPN2
    No. 13 vs. Alabama
    CBE Hall of Fame Classic
    Semifinals
    W 84–74  3–0
     28  Niang  8  Thomas  12  Morris  Sprint Center (8,321)
    Kansas City, MO
    November 25, 2014*
    8:30 pm, ESPNU
    No. 13 vs. Maryland
    CBE Hall of Fame Classic
    Championship
    L 63–72  3–1
     17  Dejean-Jones  7  Dejean-Jones  4  Niang  Sprint Center (9,034)
    Kansas City, MO
    December 2, 2014*
    7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
    No. 20 Lamar W 96–59  4–1
     14  Thomas  10  Dejean-Jones  8  Dejean-Jones  Hilton Coliseum (13,907)
    Ames, IA
    December 4, 2014*
    8:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 20 No. 18 Arkansas
    Big 12/SEC Challenge
    W 95–77  5–1
     27  Dejean-Jones  6  Dejean-Jones  8  Niang  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
    Ames, IA
    December 9, 2014*
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 14 UMKC W 73–56  6–1
     22  Dejean-Jones  7  Niang  7  Niang  Hilton Coliseum (13,902)
    Ames, IA
    December 12, 2014*
    7:00 pm, BTN
    No. 14 at Iowa
    Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
    W 90–75  7–1
     21  Long  13  Hogue  7  Niang  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
    Iowa City, IA
    December 14, 2014*
    5:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
    No. 14 Southern W 88–78  8–1
     18  Dejean-Jones  8  Nader  5  Morris  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
    Ames, IA
    December 20, 2014*
    4:00 pm, Mediacom
    No. 13 vs. Drake
    Big Four Classic
    W 83–54  9–1
     13  Long  5  Hogue  5  Dejean-Jones  Wells Fargo Arena (15,124)
    Des Moines, IA
    December 31, 2014*
    6:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
    No. 9 Mississippi Valley State W 83–33  10–1
     24  Long  9  Edozie  6  Dejean-Jones  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
    Ames, IA
    January 3, 2015*
    5:00 pm, CBSSN
    No. 9 vs. South Carolina
    Brooklyn Hoops Showcase
    L 60–64  10–2
     15  McKay  8  Niang  3  Niang  Barclays Center (3,546)
    Brooklyn, NY
    January 6, 2015
    8:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 17 Oklahoma State W 63–61  11–2
    (1–0)
     17  Hogue  9  Dejean-Jones  6  Morris  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
    Ames, IA
    January 10, 2015
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 17 at No. 14 West Virginia W 74–72  12–2
    (2–0)
     19  Nader  7  Nader  6  Morris  WVU Coliseum (12,076)
    Morgantown, WV
    January 14, 2015
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 11 at No. 22 Baylor L 73–74  12–3
    (2–1)
     19  Long  7  Morris  9  Morris  Ferrell Center (6,576)
    Waco, TX
    January 17, 2015
    8:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 11 No. 9 Kansas
    ESPN College GameDay
    W 86–81  13–3
    (3–1)
     20  Long  7  Dejean-Jones  10  Morris  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
    Ames, IA
    January 20, 2015
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 9 Kansas State W 77–71  14–3
    (4–1)
     15  McKay  7  McKay  4  Niang  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
    Ames, IA
    January 24, 2015
    3:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 9 at Texas Tech L 73–78  14–4
    (4–2)
     20  Morris  10  McKay  3  Morris  United Spirit Arena (9,310)
    Lubbock, TX
    January 26, 2015
    8:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 15 No. 19 Texas W 89–86  15–4
    (5–2)
     19  Niang  7  Long  6  Morris  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
    Ames, IA
    January 31, 2015
    1:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 15 TCU W 83–66  16–4
    (6–2)
     23  Niang  8  Niang  6  Morris  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
    Ames, IA
    February 2, 2015
    8:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 11 at No. 8 Kansas L 76–89  16–5
    (6–3)
     24  Niang  9  Dejean-Jones  5  Niang  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, KS
    February 7, 2015
    1:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 11 Texas Tech W 75–38  17–5
    (7–3)
     17  McKay  8  McKay  6  Morris  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
    Ames, IA
    February 9, 2015
    8:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 14 at No. 17 Oklahoma L 83–94  17–6
    (7–4)
     19  Hogue  9  McKay  4  Niang  Lloyd Noble Center (11,099)
    Norman, OK
    February 14, 2015
    3:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 14 No. 21 West Virginia W 79–59  18–6
    (8–4)
     19  Morris  8  McKay  5  Morris  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
    Ames, IA
    February 18, 2015
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 14 at No. 22 Oklahoma State W 70–65  19–6
    (9–4)
     17  McKay  14  McKay  5  Morris  Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,612)
    Stillwater, OK
    February 21, 2015
    1:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 14 at Texas W 85–77  20–6
    (10–4)
     17  Niang  9  McKay  5  Morris  Frank Erwin Center (13,161)
    Austin, TX
    February 25, 2015
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 12 No. 19 Baylor L 70–79  20–7
    (10–5)
     21  McKay  8  McKay  6  Morris  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
    Ames, IA
    February 28, 2015
    4:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 12 at Kansas State L 69–70  20–8
    (10–6)
     21  Niang  10  McKay  5  Long  Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
    Manhattan, KS
    March 2, 2015
    8:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 17 No. 15 Oklahoma W 77–70  21–8
    (11–6)
     23  Niang  12  McKay  5  Morris  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
    Ames, IA
    March 7, 2015
    7:30 pm, ESPNews
    No. 17 at TCU W 89–76  22–8
    (12–6)
     19  Niang  10  McKay  6  Niang  Wilkerson-Greines Center (5,076)
    Fort Worth, TX
    Big 12 Tournament
    March 12, 2015
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 13 vs. Texas
    Quarterfinals
    W 69–67  23–8
     24  Morris  9  McKay  6  Niang  Sprint Center (18,972)
    Kansas City, MO
    March 13, 2015
    8:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 13 vs. No. 15 Oklahoma
    Semifinals
    W 67–65  24–8
     13  Niang  9  McKay  4  Niang  Sprint Center (18,972)
    Kansas City, MO
    March 14, 2015
    5:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 13 vs. No. 9 Kansas
    Championship
    W 70–66  25–8
     19  Niang  8  McKay  6  Morris  Sprint Center (18,972)
    Kansas City, MO
    NCAA Tournament
    March 19, 2015
    11:40, truTV
    (3) No. 9 vs. (14) UAB
    Second Round
    L 59–60  25–9
     15  Morris  12  McKay  4  Morris  KFC Yum! Center 
    Louisville, KY
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final 
    AP Poll[5] 14 14 14 13 20 14 13 12 9 17 11 9 15 11 14 14 12 17 13 9  
    Coaches Poll[5] 14 14 14 13 19 13 13 12 9 16 13 12 16 14 14 14 13 17 15 10 19

    Awards and honors

    References

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    2. http://www.big12sports.com//pdf1/134781.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10410
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    4. "2010-11 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athletics".
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    6. "Men's Basketball Traditions" (PDF). cyclones.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
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    8. "Academic All-Big 12 Announcement" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
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